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Charge
To help pathologists be successful in the changing quality and value-based environment by: ensuring pathologists have performance measures to demonstrate their quality and value to the federal government and other stakeholders; providing a registry/platform to collect and report on data to demonstrate quality and value of individual pathologists and the specialty; using data to identify and address opportunities for improving patient care; and identifying and advocating for pathologists’ interests in quality and value-based payment programs.
This committee reports to the Council on Government and Professional Affairs. View a list of the Current Committee Members.
Commitment
| Time Commitment Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Number of face-to-face meetings | 3 |
| Length of meetings | 1-2 days |
| Typical meeting days | Thursday/Friday or Saturday/Sunday |
| Meeting locations | Washington, DC and/or other location |
| Number of conference calls | 12 per year; 1 to 1.5 hours each |
| Hours/year of committee work required outside of meetings | Chair: 30+ hours per year; plus, participation on CGPA Vice Chair and other members: 10-20 hours per year |
| Additional travel or time commitments | None defined |
Activities of Committee
- Act as advisors to CAP regarding issues related to: Pathologists Quality Registry oversight, quality payment program/value-based program measure development, and advocacy.
- Monitor the needs of pathologists in changing value-based models.
- Collaborate with other CAP committees as appropriate in the development and review of measure concepts and registry uses; this may include but is not limited to the Economic Affairs Committee, Quality Practices Committee, Center Guidelines Committee, and other scientific committees.
- Review and make recommendations regarding future measures clinical data capture/stewardship strategy and future uses of the Registry.
- Interface with appropriate professional organizations (e.g., AMA, CMS, Registry Coalitions)
Expertise or Experience
- Interest in quality, value-based payment, and clinical data registries.
- Interest in demonstrating pathologists’ quality and value to the healthcare system using clinical measures and registry data.
Benefits of Committee Membership
- Opportunity to contribute to ensure pathologists have measures and data to demonstrate value.
- Opportunity to participate as an author in publications on the subject.
- Opportunity to engage with other specialties and/or regulatory agencies in advocating for pathologists.